The move reunites the songwriter-producer with Jennifer Knoepfle.
SYCO Publishing will sign and develop songwriters and catalogs that will be administered and supported exclusively through UMPG.
The singer-songwriter is fresh off the release of his third solo album.
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It's another first for the Universal Music Publishing Group chairman and CEO.
The singer, songwriter, and producer's announcement unites both her recorded music and publishing under the UMG umbrella.
The "Without Me" and "Closer" singer-songwriter was previously signed to UMPG.
Universal has acted as the Berlin catalog's publishing administrator outside the U.S. since 2012.
